Letters: Expand coverage for mental illness

I'm in favor of the state's support of autism and therapies for the condition. This is a huge step forward. However, those with mental health issues are ignored and unrecognized.

Health insurance provides almost no coverage for these clients. We wouldn't stand for health insurance refusing to cover diabetes or high blood pressure. Mental illness is also a physical condition and can't be healed by just "trying harder."

How convenient for Lt. Gov. Brian Calley to have his daughter's treatment covered by his insurance. Do those with mental illness struggle any less? It almost makes me wish that Calley had a family member faced with bipolar depression or schizophrenia. Perhaps mentally ill people would reap the same insurance benefits as those with autism.

Harriet Brown,Beverly Hills

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Letters: Expand coverage for mental illness

I'm in favor of the state's support of autism and therapies for the condition. This is a huge step forward. However, those with mental health issues are ignored and unrecognized.